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    SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industryplay

    Synonyms:

    sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("sulphur hexafluoride" is a kind of...):

    fluoride (a salt of hydrofluoric acid)

    greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)

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